Hebrew word study
נָגַשׂnâgas — to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army)
Pronounced “naw-gas'”
to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
Translated in the King James as: distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), raiser of taxes, taskmaster.
Appears 23 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
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Deuteronomy — 2×
1 Samuel — 2×
2 Kings — 1×
Daniel — 1×
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